scholarly journals The Relationship between Environmental Uncertainty and Enterprise Performance. A Fuzzy-Set Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 809-816
Author(s):  
Anna Kwiotkowska ◽  
Magdalena Gębczyńska
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Environmental Uncertainty ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
General Business ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explore causal complexity in the relationship between environmental uncertainty and firm’s performance. Due to complexity in the external and internal environment, the relationship between environment and firm performance rests not only on a single attribute but on the interrelation and complementarities between multiple characteristics such as firm features and external factors. This study examines the influence of a firm’s specific characteristics and the dimensions of environmental uncertainty on the company’s performance. Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis is used to analyze data collected via questionnaires from 58 Polish small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The results suggest that characteristics of the general business environment, as well as the firm-specific characteristics all matter to firm performance. In addition, our findings clearly demonstrate that the determination of high firm performance is underpinned by substantial interdependence among the selected conditions and complexity. Therefore, any particular condition may have a different or even opposite effect on the outcome depending on the presence or absence of other conditions. Based on this, we conclude that external environmental uncertainty characteristics, with the dimensions of competitive intensity, technological turbulence and market/demand turbulence, are not as important as the other conditions for high-performing firms. The study offers a new perspective on the relationship between environmental uncertainty and firm performance with its systematic comparative analysis of complex cases. It identifies different combinations of conditions (paths) leading to a high firm performance.

Environmental proactivity and firm performance: a fuzzy-set analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 648-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaja Primc ◽  
Tomaž Čater
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Performing ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore causal complexity in the relationship between environmental proactivity and firm performance. Using data collected from 27 Australian firms and controlling for the organizational life cycle, type of industry and external contingencies, the study empirically examines environmental proactivity in high-performing firms from polluting industries. Design/methodology/approach – The data were analyzed using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. Findings – In general, the results of the analysis imply that environmental proactivity is not always associated with high firm performance, and that environmental proactivity is not as important as the other causal conditions for high-performing firms in highly polluting industries. Research limitations/implications – The study addresses the relationship between environmental and firm performance more holistically by including a number of the firm’s external and internal factors identified as important in past research. Second, it offers a new perspective on the relationship with its systematic comparative analysis of complex cases. Next, it identifies different combinations of conditions (paths) leading to a high firm performance and, finally, the core complementary model allows an exploration of which factors are essential and which are less important or even irrelevant to high-performing firms. Practical implications – Based on the findings, firms from highly polluting industries can determine in which circumstances, if any, the adoption of environmental proactivity will result in a positive firm performance. Originality/value – The study is valuable because it contains a rich set of measures of the firm’s external and internal environment, thus allowing a more holistic examination of the relationship between environmental proactivity and firm performance.

A Mixed Approach to the Work-Motherhood Relation: An Application of Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Generalized Linear Models

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Maria Dotti Sani ◽  
Mario Quaranta
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Generalized Linear Models ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Close Link ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
Complementary Techniques ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Female labor force participation and total fertility rates have been negatively correlated until the early ’80s. By the end of that decade, however, the relationship changed sign. Scholars have suggested a close link between individual reproductive behavior, labor market participation and institutional contexts, but we still lack clear evidence of the underlying micro-level mechanism. We propose the use of complementary techniques, fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Generalized Linear Models, as the different assumptions underlying the two, combinatory vs. additive, may lead to new insights on how the combination of institutional features can produce different outcomes in terms of the work-motherhood relationship.

scholarly journals CONDITIONS AFFECTING EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION IN POLISH SMES QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1214-1217
Author(s):  
Magdalena Gębczyńska ◽  
Anna Kwiotkowska
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Purpose: This study investigated the simultaneous impact of conditions on employee's job satisfaction in Polish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Methodology: This study used the survey technique to better understand the determinants of job satisfaction the fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA) was preferred. Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is a widely used method in the field of political science and sociology. In recent years, the use of the fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA) in business and management research has also increased. Result: The results of our empirical study contribute to research on job satisfaction by presenting several conditions that create constellations affecting employee job satisfaction in Polish SMEs. The results certify previous research on employee satisfaction, exploring the important factors such as: organizational identification, co-workers support, rewards, supervisor relationship and quality of work life. It is worth noting that our research contributes to different constellations lead to job satisfaction by investigating the effect of all of selected conditions simultaneously. Applications: This finding can be useful for small and medium enterprises to enhance employee job satisfaction, which in turn translates into the results of the entire organization. Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of conditions affecting employee job satisfaction in polish SMEs, a qualitative comparative analysis is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.

scholarly journals With(Out) a Little Help From My Friends? Reconciling Incongruous Findings on Stakeholder Management, Innovation, and Firm Performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 104225872110244
Author(s):  
Naomi Haefner ◽  
Maximilian Palmié ◽  
Petteri T. Leppänen
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Archival Data ◽  
Management Innovation ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
Exploratory Innovation

Are stakeholder management and innovation substitutes or complements in affecting firm performance? Extant research provides support for both positions and thus leaves us with a puzzle. We conduct an exploratory fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) of 204 publicly listed European firms combining survey and archival data to formulate theory on how stakeholder management and innovation work (in)effectively together. Distinguishing between internal and external stakeholders and exploitative and exploratory innovation, we elaborate that managing for stakeholders and innovation can be both substitutes and complements depending on a set of contingencies. We discuss boundary conditions and implications for future research.

How Business Model Designs Influence Firm Growth in a Transforming Economy: A Configurational Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Jun Wu ◽  
Wenwen An ◽  
Xin Zheng ◽  
Jianqi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Corporate Ownership ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT This study adopts a configurational perspective to examine how business model designs and contextual factors in transforming economies combine to create value. We investigate configurations of efficiency-centered and novelty-centered business model designs, corporate ownership, development stage, and external regulatory volatility associated with high growth in a transforming economy. Using a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis of Chinese firms, we find five solutions associated with superior growth, suggesting that the effective configurations of business model designs vary in different contexts. Our study offers a holistic understanding of the relationship between business model designs and firm growth, and yields useful insights for business model designs for practitioners.

How much and when to innovate

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 599-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Anning-Dorson
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Complexity Theory ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Customer Demand ◽  
Environmental Pressures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of market innovation in driving service performance in the context of environmental pressures. This paper argues from the complexity theory that the development and the implementation of market innovation must critically examine the effect of customer demand and competitive intensity in the innovation efforts of service firms. Design/methodology/approach Data from different sub-sectors of the services industry of a growing emerging African economy are used. Structural equation modeling was used in analyzing the interconnection among environmental pressures, market innovation and firm performance. Findings The study found that both market demand and competition impact on innovation development positively. However, in terms of the moderation effects, competition negatively moderates the relationship between innovation and performance, while customer demand moderates the relationship positively. Practical implications The implications are that the implementation of market innovation must be reduced in low demand periods and high competitive periods in order to maximize financial and non-financial performance benefits for the service firm. Originality/value The current study complements the complexity theory by stating that the complex nature of business environment presents both opportunities and threats. However, for effective sense making out of the information provided by environment, service firms must evaluate environmental effect differently. While a factor may promote the development of strategy, same environmental factor may hinder the positive influence such strategy may have on overall firm performance.

scholarly journals Authentic Leadership and Job Satisfaction: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baquero ◽  
Delgado ◽  
Escortell ◽  
Sapena
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Moral Perspective ◽  
Hotel Managers ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between leadership and job satisfaction has attracted considerable scientific interest, especially in relation to the quality of tourism businesses. This study investigated this relationship within the framework of authentic leadership. The study also explored differences between outsourced workers and internal hotel employees in terms of the influence of authentic leadership on job satisfaction. Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) offered valuable new insight. This study was based on a sample of 58 heads of department of four/five star hotels in the Canary Islands, Spain. The results suggest that high levels of leadership in the four subscales of authentic leadership (balanced processing, relational transparency, self-awareness, and internalized moral perspective) are sufficient to increase job satisfaction. The same outcome is achieved with high levels of balanced processing, even though it is accompanied by low transparency and low levels of internalized moral perspective. There are no major differences between outsourced workers and internal employees, except in terms of the importance of self-awareness. These results can help hotel managers reflect upon leadership and can provide new approaches for scientific research in this area.

scholarly journals Using Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA) to Explore the Relationship between Medical “Homeness” and Quality

2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (1pt1) ◽  
pp. 22-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nels Marcus Thygeson ◽  
Leif I. Solberg ◽  
Stephen E. Asche ◽  
Patricia Fontaine ◽  
Leonard Gregory Pawlson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
The Relationship
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